St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-18
Proposals for Indian Supplies and



Transportation.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of
~ Indian Affairs, Washington, March 10, 1887
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals tor Beef
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
velopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation, ETC.. (as
the case may be), and directed to the Commas
sioner of Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut streets,
St Louis, Missouri, will be received until D. m
of Tuesday, April -, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon, So
000.00O pounds Beef on the hoof, 10000 pounds
Beans, 100000 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds Cof-
fee, 5000, 900 pounds Flour, ST. 900 pounds Feed
1875. 900 pounds Hard Bread $4,000 pounds HON.
my, 25,0O0 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork
100 900 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 500 0O0
pounds Wheat. Also. transportation for such of
the articles. goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
Also, proposals Endorsed as above, and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 6S
and 81 Wooster street, New York City, will be re-
ceived until p. M OF Tuesday, May s, 1887, for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods Consisting
in part of Ticking, 10000 yards: Standard Calico,
100000 yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards Duck, free
from all sizing, 5000 yards: Denms Il 600 yards;
Bingham, 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans $4,000
yards; ChevIot, $500 yards Brown Sheeting, no.
600 ards; Bleached Sheetng 49, 600 yards; Hickory
Shirting 10000 yards; Calico Shirting 5000 yards;
Wnsey, ZOO yardsl' 1900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 25S 600 pounds of Soap; Clothing Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware Medical Supplies.
School Books etc, and long list Of miscellane-
articles, such Harness, Plows, Rakcs,
Forks, etc, and for about 40G Wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago Kan
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
may be required, adapted to the climate OF the
Pacific Coast, with California brake delivered at
San Francisco
BIDS NJ ST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross OF
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions TO be observed by bidders,
time and place OEdelIVery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap-
plication TO the Indian Office in Washington. or
Nos. 65 and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Ldgerwood. S35 Broadway, New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, st. LOUIS Mis-
souri,; the Commissaries % Subsistence. T. $ A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth. Omaha, Saint
Louis Saint Paul and san Franc . 20; the POST
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas; Arkansas CITY, Burlington, Caldwell,
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned. Mcpherson, Marion,
Medicine Lodge. Newton, Usage City Sedan
Sterling, Topeka Wellington, Wichita, and VIM
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to re-
Ject any and all bids, any part of any bid.
Bids Will be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED Cheers.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles Cal. for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
pesal.
j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner.
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